The league is finalizing contracts with Fox Sports and NBC, which are the two biggest owners of regional sports networks, the Journal reported.

If an agreement is reached, fans would be able to watch the local broadcasts of their favorite teams on computers and mobile devices.

Fox Sports has local broadcast rights for 16 of the NBA's 30 teams, including the Cavaliers.

A representative at Fox Sports Ohio declined comment, but an industry source confirmed the deal between the NBA and Fox was close.

However, the same source said any agreement would require users who want to watch a Cavs game on their computer or smart phone to authenticate such use with their video provider. The sticking point in such an arrangement, should it come to fruition: Fox Sports Ohio doesn't yet have deals with Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Dish Network and other Cleveland-area cable and satellite providers, according to the source.

“It is not going to roll out at one time for everyone,” Bill Koenig, executive vice president of business affairs and general counsel for the NBA, told Sports Business Journal. “My sense is that Fox, from a technical standpoint, is further along. The good news is that I think it will happen in a significant way this year.”

The NBA has relented quite a bit in negotiations with the regional sports networks in the last month, the Journal reported.

The league had offered to sell the rights to each regional network on a per-game basis — at about $3,500 per contest — according to the Journal.

Now, the league reportedly has dropped all demands for a per-game fee to get the local streaming services up and running.

Some day soon, you might be able to watch Kyrie Irving shoot from “Deep in The Q” on your phone.

If we're really lucky, Andrew Bynum will be healthy enough to “throw the hammer down” on our 5-inch hand-held screens.

Time to give Campbell a chance

My interpretation of that: We'll finally see if Jason Campbell is an upgrade over Brandon Weeden.

We know he can't be any worse.

The Browns' players are off Tuesday, which could allow Chudzinski to delay an official announcement on the team's starting QB until Wednesday.

The guess here is that Campbell — who, as we noted last week, has a history of being at least a semi-productive NFL QB — gets the call for this Sunday's game at 7-0 Kansas City.

(A quick update: Not long after Chudzinski's press conference in Berea, CBS Sports insider Jason La Canfora, who seems very plugged into the Browns' front office, tweeted that Weeden would retain his job for another week. Prepare your Sunday accordingly.)

Browns sticking with Weeden as starter this week, after considering change. But wouldn't be surprised to see J. Campbell get a look soon— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 21, 2013

The Browns, as bad as they have been with Weeden at the controls, are still tied for second place in what is a brutal AFC North — the Ravens and Steelers are a combined 5-8.

Weeden has thrown six interceptions and fumbled three times in five games. Even worse: His completion percentage has dropped from 57.4 as a rookie in 2012 to 52.8 this season, and his passer rating is down from 72.6 last season to 66.5 in 2013.

In late March, Pro Football Talk reported that Campbell's two-year, $3.75 million contract with the Browns includes bonuses and incentives for 2014 that are based on 2013 playing time.

If Campbell takes 50% of the Browns' snaps this season — to do so, he would probably have to be named the starter this week or next — he would receive a $150,000 bonus. He would have reached $350,000 in incentives by playing 65% of the Browns' snaps in 2013.

A few more interesting tidbits from the Pro Football Talk report: Campbell's 2014 salary would go from $2 million to $2.5 million if he plays 30% of the Browns' snaps this season. His 2014 salary would jump to $3 million if he takes 40% of the snaps this year, and it would increase to $3.5 million if he appears in half of the Browns' plays in 2013.

The latter paragraph would only come into play if the Browns decide to keep Campbell next season, since they could cut him in the offseason and owe him nothing else — aside from the possibility of Campbell receiving a $250,000 bonus if he is on the Browns' roster on the third day of the 2014 NFL calendar.

I highly doubt the Browns have yet to start Campbell because of incentives in his contract.

If, however, Weeden is announced as the starter for Week 8, I won't doubt that the Browns have set aside any hope of winning this season.

Poor start in Indy for T-Rich

Trent Richardson might never feel the heat in Indianapolis that Weeden feels here, but the Browns' other first-round draft choice from 2012 — the player taken third overall — isn't off to a good start with his new team.

In five games with the Colts, Richardson — who was traded by the Browns to Indy for a 2014 first-round pick — has rushed for 228 yards.

He is averaging 3.0 yards per carry, which is down from his lackluster norm of 3.5 yards per attempt in 17 games with the Browns.

What's more puzzling is Richardson isn't a factor in the passing game.

He has two receptions for 19 yards with the Colts after compiling 58 receptions in 17 contests with the Browns.

It's too soon to call Mike Lombardi's biggest trade to date a huge success, but the Browns' new regime did sell Richardson before his value took a Jacksonville Jaguars-like plunge.

As difficult as it can be to watch Willis McGahee and Fozzy Whitaker try to carry the running game, if Lombardi had waited to trade Richardson until after the season, for fear of having to play the likes of a washed-up McGahee, he would have had no chance to get a first-round pick for the player who scored 12 touchdowns as a rookie in 2012.

A telling stat: While Richardson has been plodding along at 3.0 yards per attempt, his backup in Indy, Donald Brown, has averaged 6.4 yards on 26 carries since the Colts traded for help on the ground.

Brown is the one who has been a threat out of the backfield — he's caught nine passes the last four games — and he's the one who often is used at crunch time.

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